Samsung Cancels Blu-Ray/HD DVD Hybrid Players
Published by Admin on 15.11.06 at 11/15/2006 10:15:00 AM.
Samsung Electronics, a major maker of consumer electronics, said that it would not release its highly-anticipated player that can playback both next-generation DVD standards – Blu-ray and HD DVD. The company did not explain the reasons for the decision.
“Samsung is going all-out for Blu-ray. We were the first one to market the Blu-ray player,”David Steel, vice president of Samsung Electronics, is reported to have said in an interview with The Korea Times news-paper. He also added that Steel also said that Samsung had no plan to develop HD-DVD players or combo devices, which support both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD platforms.
For many months now Samsung Electronics has been talking about intention to produce a combo player that would support both formats. In fact, Samsung was the first company to start talking about universal players for next-gen DVD format. For example, in mid-2006 the company’s executives said they did not have plans to create HD DVD only devices, but the hybrid players would be launched in late 2006 or early 2007. Link
“Samsung is going all-out for Blu-ray. We were the first one to market the Blu-ray player,”David Steel, vice president of Samsung Electronics, is reported to have said in an interview with The Korea Times news-paper. He also added that Steel also said that Samsung had no plan to develop HD-DVD players or combo devices, which support both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD platforms.
For many months now Samsung Electronics has been talking about intention to produce a combo player that would support both formats. In fact, Samsung was the first company to start talking about universal players for next-gen DVD format. For example, in mid-2006 the company’s executives said they did not have plans to create HD DVD only devices, but the hybrid players would be launched in late 2006 or early 2007. Link